House Resolution No. 5

(By Delegates Hubbard, Douglas, Mahan, Brown, Fleischauer, Hatfield, Poling, Susman, Hrutkay, Compton, Leach, Marshall, Webster, Warner, Yeager, Spencer, Mathews, Smirl, Fletcher and

L. Smith)


[Introduced January 21, 2002; referred to the

Committee on Rules.]



Recognizing and honoring the life and efforts of Susan B. Anthony for her devotion to the women's suffrage movement and the vital role which she played in obtaining voting rights for women through the passage of the 19th Amendment of 1920.

Whereas, Susan B. Anthony devoted 50 years of her life to the women's suffrage movement, through her dedication and perseverance in her cause of equal representation under the law; and
Whereas, Susan B. Anthony demonstrated the courage of her convictions when women's civil rights, political rights and judicial rights were vastly ignored; and
Whereas, After much ridicule and placing herself at risk of persecution, Susan B. Anthony appeared before every Congress from 1869 to 1906 asking for the passage of a federal suffrage amendment; and
Whereas, Susan B. Anthony also spread her cause through extensive traveling, rigorous lecturing and canvassing across the nation for the right to vote while also campaigning for the abolition of slavery and women's right to their own property and earnings; and
Whereas, Susan B. Anthony's unswerving singleness of purpose demanded that women be given the same civil and political rights than that of men; and
Whereas, Remaining active until her passing in 1906, Susan B. Anthony did not live to see the consummation of her efforts to win the right to vote for women; and
Whereas, The establishment of the 19th Amendment in 1920 (also known as the "Susan B. Anthony Amendment") is deeply owed to her lifelong endeavor; and
Whereas, Susan B. Anthony is known as one of the greatest egalitarian fighters of women's rights in American history, inspiring others to have a voice of courage to step out for their individual freedom and convictions; therefore be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That the House of Delegates hereby recognizes and honors the significance, courage and perseverance of Susan B. Anthony as an unprecedented spokeswoman, advocate, reformer and leader of the woman's suffrage movement focusing on her belief in the unlimited human potential for growth and progress and as an American symbol of freedom and equal representation for all.